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this is what mitt romney was talking about last year with the 47%. if the tax rates increase you all of a sudden have more people paying income taxes and you just have a broader, higher rate to play with. next year when they come back they can get rid of some of the duck -ts and what not and lower the rates and overall have a lot more money in the system to play with, a lot more options. they think they are better shape for tax reform if they come back next year with the rates having gone up. >> reporter: and by not allowing the president to just add nah see um raise the debt level, they have leverage, don't they? >> they believe so. and the president -- it's safe to say the president realizes that, because he's been insistent throughout that he won't deal with another debt level gamesmanship as he calls it from the last time around. he understands that republicans set a precedent last time when they said every one of these debt level increases has to be matched with real action, spending cuts and other ways to reduce the deficit, that is exactly the
this is what mitt romney was talking about last year with the 47%. if the tax rates increase you all of a sudden have more people paying income taxes and you just have a broader, higher rate to play with. next year when they come back they can get rid of some of the duck -ts and what not and lower the rates and overall have a lot more money in the system to play with, a lot more options. they think they are better shape for tax reform if they come back next year with the rates having gone up....
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romney is still ahead. 48%. romney and ryan, 42%. that gap has narrowed considerably. >> it is still a big problem for mitt romney. what i think is important, as you just pointed out, the swing states. ohio, florida, and wisconsin, in particular. one pool that is fascinating to me, people say that they want a change to medicare. they seem to favor mitt romney over president obama in medicare. but they say they don't want any changes, overwhelmingly so. [talking over each other] martha: what that says is that is the senior vote. seniors are 50% romney-ryan and 40% obama-biden. you just articulated the way that the romney folks have responded. they have said everybody out there that if you are receiving medicare, you have nothing to worry about. if you are over 55, your coverage is not going to be there. >> i don't think they're being accurate about what they plan to do. martha: what you say, mike? >> the polls don't poll and then lie. >> the democrats came up with it. you can't look at all these numbers and say the pendulum is swingin
romney is still ahead. 48%. romney and ryan, 42%. that gap has narrowed considerably. >> it is still a big problem for mitt romney. what i think is important, as you just pointed out, the swing states. ohio, florida, and wisconsin, in particular. one pool that is fascinating to me, people say that they want a change to medicare. they seem to favor mitt romney over president obama in medicare. but they say they don't want any changes, overwhelmingly so. [talking over each other] martha:...
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they write, mitt romney wonders why anne romney's airplane windows don't roll down. yahoo, why plane windows don't roll down as romney would like. you tell me if there is a bias against mitt romney. >> they played off the maddow mocking moment. i think if you look at the main streams media which i think is more biased i can remember on these issues, the media has been really quick to decide that this is the end of the mitt romney campaign, 40 days out. and to just start sewing up that coffin. and failed to look at history. in 2000, george w. bush before going into the debates was 8 points down. so it's not a done deal. secondly the media loves to trumpet the mitt romney gaffes or mistakes or misstatement. of course, we haven't stopped hearing about the 47% remark. yet moment when obama says things like, you didn't build it if you built this business, you didn't build it, the media trumpets or takes on the white house talking points and claims that it was taken out of con detective by his critics. if you look at what he said it wasn't taken out of context at all. megy
they write, mitt romney wonders why anne romney's airplane windows don't roll down. yahoo, why plane windows don't roll down as romney would like. you tell me if there is a bias against mitt romney. >> they played off the maddow mocking moment. i think if you look at the main streams media which i think is more biased i can remember on these issues, the media has been really quick to decide that this is the end of the mitt romney campaign, 40 days out. and to just start sewing up that...
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the president did talk about higher tax rates, but mostly it was as a way to talk about mitt romney's taxes himself. and we didn't talk about much in this except for mitt romney's character and his bank account and those things. it was a sort of the seinfeld election, the election about nothing. and e president won anyway. he returned to washington, and what we have now is an atmosphere here where people can't think about big stuff, they can't even conceive of the idea of doing big things. gregg: right. >> and it shouldn't be surprising to us now that as we get down to the end and we get to the cliff itself that what everybody's talking about is shrinking the field and just doing something desperate just to patch to get by into the new year. gregg: speaking of small and cynical, let me carry that forward -- [laughter] with the remarks of senator john barrasso who yesterday on fox news sunday said he thinks the president is eager to go over the cliff because he senses victory. the president senses victory at the bottom of the cliff. now, that's a pretty cynical point of view, but i won
the president did talk about higher tax rates, but mostly it was as a way to talk about mitt romney's taxes himself. and we didn't talk about much in this except for mitt romney's character and his bank account and those things. it was a sort of the seinfeld election, the election about nothing. and e president won anyway. he returned to washington, and what we have now is an atmosphere here where people can't think about big stuff, they can't even conceive of the idea of doing big things....
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you are now going to now have a response by not mitt romney, by people w sympathize with mitt romney, superpacs who e probably going to be doing the same thing and this will de generate into a evil, nasty campaign. n: the superpacs we've argued about. dick, this is about individuals. the thing is, he's got eight guys listed out by name, telling us whoy are saying that they've been on the wrong side of the law, less than reputable reputations. think about that, if you were the president of the united states, saying that about you, because you donated to the other party. >> megyn, physical of all, oh my god. these are publicly reported contributions. all he's doing is taking the publicly reported contributions and showing this common thread, that big oil is trying to buy the presidency of the united states. megyn: it's not just about big oil, though. wait. let me jump in. hold onful it's not just about big oil. because one guy, he demonizes him as a bitter foe of the gay rights movement. that may be controversial to some of the voters, but it's not just about oil and gas. i mean, it's a
you are now going to now have a response by not mitt romney, by people w sympathize with mitt romney, superpacs who e probably going to be doing the same thing and this will de generate into a evil, nasty campaign. n: the superpacs we've argued about. dick, this is about individuals. the thing is, he's got eight guys listed out by name, telling us whoy are saying that they've been on the wrong side of the law, less than reputable reputations. think about that, if you were the president of the...
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if romney wins those two he's in the game. if he loses those two he's out of the game. >> both these campaigns are operating under different turnout models. one of them is right and one of them will find out they are wrong. this could look like an electoral land slide for one of them. megyn: thanks so much, guys. coming up. outrage is growing over the controversial decision to go forward with the new york city marathon. the city is spending millions. >> to what extent have you received help from authorities? >> i would say zero percent. >> reporter: what needs to be done? >> all these streets opened up so there is some passage way for emergency vehicles, police vehicles. in the events of a fire, somebody gets sick. dies, whatever the case may be. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on t
if romney wins those two he's in the game. if he loses those two he's out of the game. >> both these campaigns are operating under different turnout models. one of them is right and one of them will find out they are wrong. this could look like an electoral land slide for one of them. megyn: thanks so much, guys. coming up. outrage is growing over the controversial decision to go forward with the new york city marathon. the city is spending millions. >> to what extent have you...
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. >> governor romney said if obama was modeling his program program after romney care he should have called him an would have told him what went right and what went wrong. what went wroings the cost drivers went higher and they began to bankrupt the government. you have here a democratic governor who is basically abdicated any affiliation with president obama's signature domestic program. regardless of what you say, the democratic insurance official who was part of this governor's administration, to defend the situation, it is and isn't a blow to obama-care. if that's the best you can say it's fair to conclude this is a big blow. shannon: i hope the supreme court opinion is a little bit more clear than that explanation. do you think people are trying to get ahead of it. we heard from people who question the court's credentials suggesting they believe they may not win this case. do you think they are -- whether it's governor lynch or others trying to get ahead of it and say in the end i was on the right side of this. >> you always have that in the democratic party. there is always goi
. >> governor romney said if obama was modeling his program program after romney care he should have called him an would have told him what went right and what went wrong. what went wroings the cost drivers went higher and they began to bankrupt the government. you have here a democratic governor who is basically abdicated any affiliation with president obama's signature domestic program. regardless of what you say, the democratic insurance official who was part of this governor's...
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mitt romney has had a few buttes of his own. here's just an example. >> by the way, i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. tell you what, $10,000? [laughter] $10,000 bet? megyn: so does any of it really matter at the end? >> i don't think so. in the south his comment about cheesy grits probably resonated more, will resonate more than the rest of that indicating he doesn't know what cheese grits are. that's a big problem in the south. [laughter] so i think all these, you know, today we're playing gotcha. this is june. come september people begin focusing on who these two guys are, what they've done -- obama, 4.3 million jobs up, what romney did as governor, lost jobs, went from 36th to 48th in job creation in massachusetts. both of them have a record, and that's what the people need to compare. one of them signed an assault weapon ban bill, romney, obama hasn't
mitt romney has had a few buttes of his own. here's just an example. >> by the way, i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. tell you what, $10,000? [laughter] $10,000 bet? megyn: so does any of it really matter at the end? >> i don't think so. in the south his comment about cheesy grits probably resonated more,...
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i'm not blaming romney for this. i don't blame romney for her getting cancer but i blame him for her losing her health coverage. if she lived in massachusetts she would have had healthcare. but i'll take it one step further, if she had been alive in 2014 she would have healthcare agriculture as all americans will under the president's plan. shannon: "the washington post" gave this four pinocchios over this. he lost his job in 2001, lost his coverage. "the washington post" found that she had coverage for a couple more years unher job. did not pass away until several years later. the ad to some who sight for the first time, plante, is it fair to say they would be mislead? >> no, it's a flat out vicious molotov cocktail throwing slanderous lie. the fact that anyone would carry water for this kind of filth speaks to the real issue. the real issue is not the slander, the falsehood the democrat party is advancing. it's the ongoing relentless vial vulgar slander that is being carried by the white house, by harry reid, by na
i'm not blaming romney for this. i don't blame romney for her getting cancer but i blame him for her losing her health coverage. if she lived in massachusetts she would have had healthcare. but i'll take it one step further, if she had been alive in 2014 she would have healthcare agriculture as all americans will under the president's plan. shannon: "the washington post" gave this four pinocchios over this. he lost his job in 2001, lost his coverage. "the washington post"...
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same with romney. now when we have polls that have a lot of these swing states where we have the democratic edge or republicans higher than it was in 2008, not just even, but even higher, what it tends to we believe is exaggerate the margins. megyn: do you think dick morris is right? he says latinos increased their share by 1.5%. he says if you use that same model for this election and assume you will have the same turnouts from blacks, latinos and young kids, you will be off in your results. >> we just don't know the answer. that is, if all groups are depressed in their turnout as seems likely. the black or latino share will be about the same. young people probably will go down. they are showing less interests. but we can't say with specificity what dick is asserting. megyn: what are you supposed to do? >> both of us -- political pollsters screen and likeliness to vote, interest, intensity and where you are. we have in 2004 a split country. we had about an 8-point advantage for democrats in 2000. i ca
same with romney. now when we have polls that have a lot of these swing states where we have the democratic edge or republicans higher than it was in 2008, not just even, but even higher, what it tends to we believe is exaggerate the margins. megyn: do you think dick morris is right? he says latinos increased their share by 1.5%. he says if you use that same model for this election and assume you will have the same turnouts from blacks, latinos and young kids, you will be off in your results....
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megyn: it wasn't like mitt romney took to the lectern, and they were like, boo, mitt romney, republican! they were booing when he said things about policies they like, like obamacare. >> that's exactly right. he was applauded, actually, 15 times and only booed a couple times. look, i think nancy pelosi's comment is patently silly. they used to criticize president bush for not going, and now mitt romney does go. they treat him terribly and boo him after inviting them into their house. i think the speech did him a lot of good. i think it sent a message to independent voters that he is willing to reach across the aisle and engage groups that disagree with him and he wants to be the president of all americans even if they're not going to vote for him. i think he did a lot of good with conservatives by not pandering, but delivering the same message to the naacp that he does anywhere else. and i think the really interesting question is not why did mitt romney go to the naacp, but why did barack obama not go to the naacp? he hasn't been there since 2009. and maybe he didn't want to answer the
megyn: it wasn't like mitt romney took to the lectern, and they were like, boo, mitt romney, republican! they were booing when he said things about policies they like, like obamacare. >> that's exactly right. he was applauded, actually, 15 times and only booed a couple times. look, i think nancy pelosi's comment is patently silly. they used to criticize president bush for not going, and now mitt romney does go. they treat him terribly and boo him after inviting them into their house. i...
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mitt romney took a swipe. >> you have seen his plan on energy. it a moratorium on drilling in the path. don't get oil and gas out of alaska. turn down the keystone pipeline. he made it harder and harder to get coal out of the ground and harder and harder to use coal. these send money out of the country and make our energy supply less reliable. if i'm president i'll open up drilling in and in in anwar, i'll open up drilling in north dakota and i'll bring in that pipeline from canada. >> reporter: the president will visit curbing, oklahoma. it's where work has started on the segment of the keystone pipeline that will go to the refineries in texas while they go around the ogallala aquifer in north dakota. martha: the average price for a gallon of regular gas, $3.84 a gallon. it is up for the tenth straight day according to triple aaa. a year agree that same gallon would have cost $3.54. the current price is 6% below the all-time record high of $4.11 set back in the heat of the financial crisis in july of 2008. this fox news alert on the crisis ongoi
mitt romney took a swipe. >> you have seen his plan on energy. it a moratorium on drilling in the path. don't get oil and gas out of alaska. turn down the keystone pipeline. he made it harder and harder to get coal out of the ground and harder and harder to use coal. these send money out of the country and make our energy supply less reliable. if i'm president i'll open up drilling in and in in anwar, i'll open up drilling in north dakota and i'll bring in that pipeline from canada....
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for example, mitt romney, not to bring him up again, but you may remember mitt romney. he paid 13.9% on $20 million in earnings. i look at that and i asked why i am paying three times as much. megyn: capital gains tax rate is different from the income tax rate in this country. on social security he a lower rate -- [talking over each other] megyn: president clinton lowered the capital gains rate. there is no correlation between its relation to investment income and earn income. megyn: why demonize the rich? the mortgage meltdown was a nightmare. but why demonize all of the rich? >> i hope to be rich one day. i aspire to. i would love to be a billionaire. i think people have admiration for the ones who follow the rules and who actually earn what they may. but when someone basically sits on their assets and gets 13.9% of the tax rate, i think that frustrates people. megyn: but that is legal. are you saying it's morally wrong? [talking over each other] [talking over each other] >> not at all. it is legal. but the law is asinine. there is no reason why it should be taxed. >>
for example, mitt romney, not to bring him up again, but you may remember mitt romney. he paid 13.9% on $20 million in earnings. i look at that and i asked why i am paying three times as much. megyn: capital gains tax rate is different from the income tax rate in this country. on social security he a lower rate -- [talking over each other] megyn: president clinton lowered the capital gains rate. there is no correlation between its relation to investment income and earn income. megyn: why...